March 2017 – WTO TRIPS Council – Brazil’s statement on copyright and e-commerce
At the March 2017 session of the WTO TRIPS Council, Brazil delivered the following statement on copyright and e-commerce.
WTO TRIPS Council: Brazilian submission on Ecommerce and Copyright
In December 2016, Brazil submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organization entitled, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND COPYRIGHT (JOB/GC/113, JOB/IP/19), intended for circulation at the WTO’s General Council and the TRIPS Council. This paper will be discussed at the next session of the TRIPS Council under agenda item 13, “Work Programme on Electronic Commerce” (1-2 March 2017).
USPTO meeting on “Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works” Dec. 9, 2016
On Friday December 9, 2016, the Department of Commerce held a meeting at USPTO on “Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works” in order to “facilitate constructive, cross-industry dialogue among stakeholders about ways to promote a more robust and collaborative online marketplace for copyrighted works.” Among the topics for discussion were “the potential for interoperability across digital registries and standards work in this field, and conside Continue Reading
SCCR33: Conclusions – Proposal for Analysis of Copyright Related to the Digital Environment
On Friday, 18 November 2016, WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) reconvened in plenary at 8:45 PM to review the Summary of the Chair. The time stamp of the draft document is 8:00 PM.
Francis Gurry appoints Sylvie Forbin, lobbyist for Vivendi, as new head of copyright at WIPO
SCCR32, Day 5: African Group statement on copyright limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions
African Group Statement on Agenda Item 7
Thirty-Second Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)11 May 2016
Thank you Mr. Chairman,
Nigeria has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Africa Group.
KEI Comments to U.S. Copyright Office on Section 1201
On March 3, 2016, KEI filed a comment with the U.S. Copyright Office in Docket No. 2015-8, regarding 17 U.S.C. § 1201.
The comment made specific recommendations regarding changes to the rulemaking procedure, the anti-trafficking provisions, and permanent exemptions, and also suggested requiring a registration and application process, as well as payment of a fee, for the DRM/TPM seeking legal protection under the law.
KEI comments to Copyright Office on software-enabled consumer products
Submission of Knowledge Ecology International
U.S. Copyright Office Docket No. 2015-6This is the submission of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) in response to the U.S. Copyright Office request for public comment on “software-enabled consumer products” (U.S. Copyright Office Docket No. 2015-6).
Introduction
Knowledge Ecology International is a non-governmental organization with offices in Washington, DC, and Geneva, Switzerland, that searches for better outcomes, including new solutions, to the management of knowledge resources.
This submission covers these topics:
USPTO White Paper Suggests Statutory Factors To Clarify Extent of Statutory Damages for Copyright Infringement
Knowledge Ecology International joins amicus brief on non-copyrightability of model laws and statutes
Washington, DC — On January 11, 2016, Knowledge Ecology International joined Public Knowledge and the American Library Association in an amicus curiae brief that argued that the contents of model laws, once enacted into statute, cannot be protected by copyright. The brief was filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case of ASTM International v. Public.Resource.Org.
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